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mission statement of lions clubs international to create and foster a spirit of understanding among all people for humanitarian needs by providing voluntary services through community involvement and international cooperation lions clubs international district 4-a1 vol 53 issue 1 october 2010 district governor steve granlees happy new year dist 4-a1 first i would like to thank each lion member who attended the may district meeting especially the new club officers who attended their training sessions it is far more important than anyone realizes to attend these sessions we will have other training sessions later on as some of you know we have a very busy year ahead of us trying to strengthen our smaller weaker clubs starting new clubs such as the new delhi club as some of our lions are aware the average size per club is 40 members however some of these clubs have 20 members less if we could begin working toward bringing our average size per club to 60 these smaller clubs would notice what a difference it would make to do some of the projects they could not do before plus doing the present ones the merlo team is available to help at any time all the clubs need to do is call 1st vdg dave mccullough on page 48 in the dist directory or any of the other committee people they will give a program or help you canvass the streets in the 80 s we had 83 clubs now we have 61 clubs if we work toward having 75 good strong clubs we would have a much stronger district i would like to start several more clubs this year however it will take the help cooperation from all of us to do this our international president sid scrugg s theme is a beacon of hope he would like us to shine a light on service public relations membership youth leadership giving during the month of aug sep engaging our youth by inviting leos other youth to help organize participate in a service project in oct nov sharing the vision plan vision health projects work with the visually impaired such as world sight day in october in december january relieving the hunger by organizing food drives and projects to feed the hungry in april may protecting our planet by implementing projects that improve and protect the environment we recently had our first dist meeting on 8-13 &14 had about 100 lions on sat our installation of dist officers on fri night was done by pdg mel oneto from c-5 plus a nice dinner by san andreas lions mokelumne hill lions our meeting was very informative we had many raffle prizes at the end i have visited 21 clubs as of 8-19-10 am looking forward to visiting the rest of you soon inside this issue from dg 1 cabinet 2 white cane 3 9-11 3 peace poster contest 3 from 1 vdg 4 in memoriam 5 from 2 vdg 5 city of hope 5 new members 6 nov district meeting 7 medicalert 7 editorial thoughts 8 kases for kids 8 leos 8 camp pacifica 9 lions in sight 10 leadership institute 11 md4 convention 12 lwsb/roster correction13 dg visitations 14 pride news 15 calendar 16 ye 16 yours in lionism dg steve granlees we are on the web www.lions4-a1.org

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page 2 district governor steve granlees r 209 727-3600 c 209 649-4696 stevegranlees@gmail.com 1 vice district governor dave mccullough r 209 538-2233 daveskidm@yahoo.com 2 vice district governor jim syvertsen r 209 524-1111 jsyvert@sbcglobal.net cabinet secretary roy patterson r 209 835-1602 rmpatterson1236@att.net cabinet treasurer pdg bob ransom r 209 722-5098 bobsueran@aol.com district newsletter sue carner 1136 cecil way modesto 95350 r 209 524-2921 s.carner@sbcglobal.net newsletter published odd months please submit material th by 15 previous month top club chairperson judi howell c 209 610-4610 reh1524@sbcglobal.net ip district governor francis bognuda c 209 401-7690 francisbognuda@yahoo.com environmental photo contest ­ weather ­ paivi markkanin lions club helsinki park finland october 2010 stanislaus region rc dave bailey c 209 652-3854 baldy13@sbcglobal.net zc 1 terry anderson b 209 632-8883 sandyswede@hotmail.com zc 2 jerry cooper c 209 471-3265 sacoop@sbcglobal.net zc 3 jim cox c 209 581-3826 cox572@live.com mountain region rc gary west c 209 479-9378 gwestconstruction@yahoo.com zc 1 todd riebe r 209 223-1081 triebe@co.amador.ca.us zc 2 tom bauder r 209 293-1185 rottzertnt@volcano.net zc 3 gail jenkins r 209 878-3287 mockingbird1@hughes.net yosemite region rc lee blackstone c 559 283-2489 leebstone@comcast.net zc 1 shirley medeiros c 559 223-0042 smedeiros2008@gmail.com zc 2 ken harrison r 209 357-3489 kharrison@mercedbreakfastlio nsclub.org zc 3 colette goga r 559 642-4569 colette@sti.net san joaquin region rc hector galvan c 209 603-7848 heclodi@yahoo.com zc 1 eileen vaccarezza r 209 887-3648 eguadagnolo@gmail.com zc 2 don gall c 209 480-9217 don.gall2108@gmail.com environmental photo contest plant life ­ robert clary cheyenne noon usa zc 3 paul ubrun c 209 712-1189 agbanker@softcom.net environmental photo contest ­ landscape ­ dennis foster moses lake lions usa

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october 2010 page 3 white cane by lion sandy anderson white cane day is recognized by the state of california as a special fund raising event and lions clubs have permission to solicit monetary support from the general public for the specific purpose using such funds in sight-related projects in the community for supplies please contact white cane day inc p o box 1 monterey park ca 91754 phone 626 307 9569 e-mail andyislas@aol.com sandra anderson white cane chairman e-mail sandyswede@hotmail.com peace poster contest reminder 23rd annual lions international peace poster st contest order kits by october 1 vision of peace is the theme of the 2010-11 peace poster contest the peace poster contest is open to students 11-13 years of age on november 15 2010 participating students are asked to create posters visually depicting the contest theme vision of peace if your club is interested in sponsoring the lions international peace poster contest you can order a kit ppk-1 continued page 4 phone 209 634 0203.

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page 4 october 2010 greetings fellow lions well it s been a busy last couple of months but very rewarding have enjoyed visiting with all of you so and looking forwarding to visiting with many more far merlo stands for membership extension retention leadership orientation the merlo team is willing to help you with any of these just give me a call the student speaker contest topic has been chosen it is enforcing our border state vs federal rights this is a rewarding time to hear our young people speak out on what they feel about this topic well football season is here and i am looking forward to the raider game on oct 10 2010 thank you felix for putting this opportunity together ceres lions club and myself will be doing the cooking at the raider game looking forward to providing you with tri-tip salads lots of extras for your looking forward to our next district meeting at camp pacifica 11/5 and 11/6/10 this is a great chance to learn more about how lions works along with winning some great raffle prizes i ve heard rooms mariposa are running under $50.00 if you re interested you must be registered as a lion thank-you all for all that you do 1st vdg dave mccullough environmental photo contest ­ special theme verdie thompson san francisco ocean ingleside usa peace poster contest continued for $9.95 plus shipping handling and taxes from the club supplies sales department at international headquarters each kit contains the following official club contest guide and rules official school or youth group contest guide and rules participant flyer for duplication sticker to place on the back of the winning poster district governor postcard certificates st environmental photo contest ­ grand prize curtis murray la crescent lions club usa you can order kits through october 1 one winner for each contest sponsored by a club is chosen to advance to dg steve granlees for judging clubs must submit their winning poster to the november district meeting on the district level one winner is selected to go on to the multiple district competition and from there one winner is forwarded to international headquarters for the final judging entries are judged at all levels on originality artistic merit and portrayal of theme visit the peace poster section at www.lionsclubs.org to view this year s finalists or contact debbi hopman at debbihopman@gmail.com for more information please let lion debbi know if your club will be participating

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october 2010 page 5 from 2 vdg syvertsen jim to assist in the efforts lions support in your community every club must continually recruit and grow membership to serve at the level they desire tell a friend and share your success send me an email whenever you find someone interested in joining your lions club and what attracted them to become a lion share your experiences to make your club stronger and increase the benefits to your community this is the second year for the new nd position of 2 vdg dave mccullough this year s st 1 vdg has paved the way this last year the position is still being a work in progress and different for each district i appreciate the extra time to learn experience and prepare for my year as governor we just finished up our district meeting in san andreas the newly elected cabinet officers were installed friday night saturday was very informative with the committee reports and breakout training sessions i encourage each member to attend your zone meetings to see new programs and obtain valuable information from each district meeting i am enjoying visiting many of our clubs with governor steve i will not make all this year but i will also be attending several club events this year one of my major st roles will be to assist 1 vdg dave on the merlo team governor steve has added several more people to the committee this year our goal is to provide support and programs to help build your club our international presidents theme this year is a beacon of hope lions are the largest non-government organization in the world with 1.35 million members in 206 countries and geographical areas around the world our strength and impact around the world is truly amazing wherever disaster strikes our lions members are on the ground giving assistance and hope before any other organization can be called into action this year we desire to build awareness of lions in your community and also increase each club s membership i believe we can all do our part with hands on in lionism one easy way to succeed is to simply share your passion for the causes you support in your community tell a friend co-worker or acquaintance the reasons that your club supports them and especially the one you most enthusiastically embrace each of us joined our lions club for different reason and each of became a real lion once we were impacted by a particular project that your club has supported share that feeling and the positive impact you and your lions make i promise you that you will attract new members by sharing your passion with others who believe in the same movement new members bring a greater ability hands on in lionism jim syvertsen 2nd vdg in memoriam july ­ august 2010 arnold paul jobin linden jack anthony lodi mexican american ralph hinojosa oakdale lowell dorius san andreas patricia ruthrauff sierra sam taylor sonora david holstrom stockton host roy kelly tracy breakfast louie galli city of hope if you paid for a tile at city of hope you have the chance to recover that tile they are in the process of removing the tiles since the tiles date back to 1985 it s likely that the majority of the clubs will have donated one at one time or another you can contact nancy lewis at nlewis@coh,org phone 213-241-7134 or phyllis brown at pbrown@coh.org phone 800-544-3541 x26561 if you would like a city of hope program give me a call 209772-0866 or email willhug@goldrush.com city of hope chair willie hughes

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page 6 october 2010 club/member sponsor july ­ august 2010 club/member arnold edmund boll joseph dinnocenzo gerald wilson bass lake kae orcutt escalon gary sapeta dave stewart luis victoria hilmar irwin stevinson tim goiburn jackson shawn hoard guy loiler lathrop darlene gatto thomas gatto nellie zavala le grand fred quien don wilson lodi mexican american floyd cracraft crystal gleason robert nunez tonya sanchez madera breakfast william howard manteca maki ryan celia sanchez mokelumne hill michael francescon oakdale derek davis sponsor desmond ooghe gerald sachs desmond ooghe bettie zane paul john salvin monty vanderbeek edward alves johnnie souza beau gillman unknown linda rose linda rose arnita yepez montiel concie moreno kenneth mcpherson roland alcoriza kimberly alcoriza loretta smith loretta smith ronnie lopez unknown john hinson rex baker joe ferguson murphys angels charlene chrisman leslie chrisman fred cooper david davis john overton william hutchinson merry overton william hutchinson donna rivers lloyd rivers patterson steve brooks jim cox matthew heath peter la torre thaddeus martin dennis mccord leonard profito chuck profito john wong andy barsamian sierra elizabeth baker christopher baker sonora mountain paula thompson felix romo stockton delta rosemary jhao-cathcart norma bognuda stockton host daniel corona steven henshaw natasha doran chris hake david morisco unknown tracy breakfast tony hernandez don bisbee turlock 12:10 rosalie bavaro larry martin up country 88 william briggs ernest oller neal reasons ernest oller west point john regalado sandra krewski

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october 2010 page 7 our medic alert committee will be calling district zone chairpersons to present programs to club s during zone meetings school has started in many areas and this is the perfect time for the club s to begin participating in the program school districts that clubs have chosen will be contacted and orientation to school staff will be presented clubs will be notified about the number of children that are in need of bracelets decision time how many children can our clubs help remember give what you can and in the future add to it medic alert district open house is oct 9 2010 11:00 to 2:00 at the medic alert headquarters in turlock tours will be available lunch will be presented by ceres lions with food donated by several other clubs invitations will be mailed out to club presidents and secretaries so please get your rsvp s returned as soon as possible remember the medic alert committee has doubled to four representatives per region and one advisor per region please call for a program the safely ever after program has created the pdg harry carlson fellowship award to honor an outstanding lion from your club for contribution of $300.00 or more please call terry anderson medic alert chairman 209 632 8883w or 209 634 0203h e-mail sandyswede@hotmail.com date november 5 ­ 6 2010 place camp pacifica between mariposa oakhurst on hwy 49 meals friday night bbq ribs by pdg loving saturday both meals hot fees early for both days $35.00 before 10/29 $45.00 after 10/29 friday only $20.00 saturday only $25.00 stay if you don t want to stay at camp comfort inn in oakhurst is offering deal $47.95 under lions for friday night and other nights if desired 559 683-8282 haunted house will remain open from previous weekend class chef teaches alternative holiday meals camp tours reservations rc lee blackstone 950 paintbrush dr madera 93637 c 559-283-2489 leebstone@comcast.net

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page 8 october 2010 kases for kids by zc eileen vaccarezza august ­ october are very important months for kases for kids this district project gives backpacks filled with pencils pens paper scissors rulers and small bags of toiletries to children without homes or in need backpacks can be purchased at great discounts this time of year at walgreens walmart 2nd hand stores and garage sales check newspaper ads for sales on filler items that children use for homework presently we have 45 backpacks to fill and distribute twenty of those are already spoken for by the tlc school we collect backpacks supplies and/or money on a yearly basis please do not get red or dark blue backpacks since those are gang colors if you have any questions please call lion eileen at 209887-3648 thanks for your help editorial thoughts my humblest apologies to those clubs who were expecting this newsletter to be out in a timely fashion to advertise your events unfortunately i was ill for awhile and did not realize that i was so tired and wasn t doing anything then i finally had to be admitted to the hospital hopefully i am past that and it won t happen again i must admit i feel much better other sunshine news lion frank cucco is finally out of hospital lion paul wright passed away last week has been out of the area for awhile living with his daughter in san diego pid nevadavince vinella s wife charlene passed away this last week those of you who have had the chance to meet pdg don wright 4c6at a district meeting he s back he has transferred to patterson lions and promises me he will be at the meeting at cp leos as the summer winds down kids return to school and we begin to focus on fall activities it s time to take a new look at the leo program in our district if your lions club has ever thought about sponsoring a leo club at your local high school or in your community now is the time to seriously do something about it adding the aspect of youth to your club s projects and activities will give them new life and vitality added extra willing hands can be a welcome assist for our aging memberships and the joy of helping young people realize their dreams and ambitions is rewarding beyond words there is nothing more inspiring than watching the enthusiasm of a group of young people who are giving of themselves to better their community learning that giving back is vital to their own success developing leadership skills through the guidance of lions who are willing to share their life s experiences and hopefully one day assume their own place as lions by lion jean weaver anything polar bears afraid of we are proud to be able to showcase the leo clubs in our own district madera leos with their shoes that fit program providing shoes to kids who can t afford a new pair of shoes to start school or providing backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in their community to be sure they have the tools to begin their school year or the leos from golden valley who help the parks and recreation department in merced staff their events throughout the community and help with fundraising for the center for vision enhancement in merced and the leos in modesto and stockton who are serving their communities with worthwhile projects continued page 9 leadership experience opportunity make it happen

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october 2010 leos continued if your lions club is ready to make the commitment to our youth then now is the time to consider sponsoring a leo club contact your leo chair or any of the regional assistants who will be happy to come to your club and make a presentation on the value and rewards of starting and supporting a leo club in your area it takes commitment time and patience but the rewards both personally and to your lions club and your community are immeasurable page 9 door to main dining hall camp pacifica the dining hall has a new look new siding and windows and electric wiring and paint thank you murphy angeles hilmar irwin stevinson turlock host lions and the dee heller family lion dee took charge of this project and did a fantastic job she was also in charge of the first phase of remodeling the kitchen if you rember how it was you must see it is now if you have not been to the camp in a while come join us at the next district meeting the first week end in november 5th and 6th see the new b.m.x track thank you to the ceres hilmar irwin stevinson turlock host lions for the track as you drive in you will see our new gate thank you merced lions and ken hollingsworth and p d g norman clark please come and be a part of what you own tours will be given p d g russ custer kitchen door bathroom doors right of picture at left a florida senior citizen drove his brand new corvette convertible out of the dealership taking off down the road he pushed it to 80 mph enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left amazing he thought as he flew down i-95 pushing the pedal even more looking in his rear view mirror he saw a state trooper blue lights flashing and siren blaring he floored it to 100 mph then 110 then 120 suddenly he thought what am i doing i m too old for this and pulled over to await the trooper s arrival pulling in behind him the trooper got out of his vehicle and walked up to the corvette he looked at his watch then said sir my shift ends in 30 minutes today is friday if you can give me a new reason for speeding a reason i ve never before heard i ll let you go the old gentleman paused then said three years ago my wife ran off with a florida state trooper i thought you were bringing her back have a good day sir replied the trooper.

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page 10 october 2010 lions in sight from their newsletter we need all of your eyeglasses many of you know that a lot of donated eyeglasses are not reusable for overseas missions in fact only 30-40 of the glasses we collect can be recycled that way the rest have scratched lenses broken frames are sunglasses or are out of range out of range glasses are so named because they have a significant difference between the prescriptions in the two lenses or have a large amount of correction for astigmatism the standards for sorting glasses are set forth by lions clubs international and are the standards followed by lions eyeglass recycling centers throughout the united states eyeglasses that are not cleaned and sent out on missions are recycled in other ways we throw away very little sunglasses plastic frames and glasses in plastic frames that we cannot use are donated to the nonprofit organization feed the children we donated 110,000 pairs of glasses to this organization last year once the lenses are removed some of our reusable metal frames are recycled and distributed to needy patients at our clinic missions local optometrists then make custom lenses for the more difficult prescriptions some metal frames particularly those vintage models in high demand now are sent to an optical recycler for scrap or resale money raised from the recycling of frames we can t use helps to subsidize doctor s travel expenses and for operational expenses in addition to supplying our own clinic missions and permanent clinics with 775,000 pairs of donated glasses we routinely provide glasses to non-lion humanitarian groups both here and abroad during the 2009-2010 fiscal year 25,000 pairs of glasses were shipped from our warehouse for vision screenings conducted in bolivia chile ghana haiti honduras india mozambique serbia sudan and thailand we have two specially trained volunteers who sort through donated glasses once a week and take out some of the fancy sunglasses that are donated and sell them on e-bay if we get ray-ban s maui jim s or oakley s they are sold that way since we do not use sunglasses this has a little effect on our overall recycling program with recent updates to our glasses labeling and packaging policies our 2010 clinics have been stocked with a wider selection of better quality prescription glasses many team members have shared their excitement with us about these much needed improvements the big uglies have been removed from the clinic boxes we invite everyone to spend time working at our warehouse to see firsthand how our program operates if you have any questions regarding our warehouse procedures and/or operations please do not hesitate to contact us on behalf of the entire warehouse staff we would like to thank all of the lions lioness and leo club members who participate in the collection of used eyeglasses for our recycling program without your support lions in sight could not bring the gift of sight to people in need around the world yours in lionism lee gile walter griffin pdg lions in sight treasurer warehouse manager 707 864-1937 ralph.gile@comcast.net 510 507-0058 cad_e_man@hotmail.com

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october 2010 page 11 lions leadership institute lions leadership institutes focus on building the skills of lions leaders to prepare them for leadership responsibilities at the club zone region and district levels there is a focus on applying many of the leadership skills long recognized in business and government to working with volunteers and the community qualified candidates are lions in good standing who have are active in their club or district leadership cost of the institute the cost to the attendee is $250 for the weekend the rest of the cost of the institute is picked up by lions clubs international and multiple district four this covers the meals materials and a shared room at the hotel applications lions who meet the qualifications may apply if you are interested in attending applications are available from your district governor or you may download an application from the md-4 web site requirements all attendees agree to do the pre assignments and to attend all of the classes 2011 md-4 leadership institute application january 15th to 17th 2011 harris ranch located off interstate 5 coalinga california cost $250 double occupancy an extra $55 per night as a single please register early as there is a pre-assignment to be completed this is a great program for incoming presidents and district officers we would encourage clubs to help pay for the program if this might be a reason for someone not attending areas of emphasis some of the areas covered in the course work are change leadership presentation skills diversity conflict resolution supporting teams project management lcif communications and technology lions dress the dress is casual please wear comfortable clothes to the classes business attire is appropriate for the graduation dinner on sunday evening starting time we start training at 10 a.m on saturday morning some students may want to come in on friday evening you can do that at your own expense we have a group rate of $110 per night that you may use meals start with the saturday continental breakfast at 9 a.m all sessions start on time training ends monday at noon lions leadership institute application when completed send to please print chris morris name 2198 casa mia drive address san jose ca 95124 city zip code 408-371-6866 phone or email to cdmsr@pacbell email address lions club district date highest office held check

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october 2010 page 13 lwsb another best kept secrets of lions at the lions clubs international convention in cedar point ohio in 1925 helen keller challenged the lions to take up the cause of blindness and become the knights of the blind in accepting that challenge the lions of the world have since served as sight conservationists one program that dates back to 1947 is lions world services for the blind this program which is located in little rock arkansas is the only training center of its kind in the world their programs help people from all over the united states and more than 58 other countries with counseling services vocational guidance and job placement to help those afflicted with visual impairments to acclimate to the world they once knew the mission of lwsb is to enable people who are blind or visually impaired to function independently and to live full productive lives with dignity and self-respect as well as to promote a positive public awareness of blindness the institution provides comprehensive rehabilitation services that include counseling personal adjustment training vocational evaluation and vocational training students from all over the world receive personal adjustments skills and job training instruction needed to live a normal and productive independent life lwsb works miracles by providing a new life people come to the center afraid frustrated angry and depressed clients gradually grow in confidence and skills blossoming into a self-assured confident person ready to take their place in the mainstream of society basically when a person graduates from lwsb he or she is adjusted emotionally prepared to live and travel independently and aspiring to succeed in career opportunities lwsb has served over 9,550 people in over 60 years and on average it costs $4,900 per month to provide rehabilitation services for a trainee it has been determined that to support for life through public assistance someone disabled by blindness it would cost approximately $1,000,000 only sixty-six percent of lwsg s funding comes from state and federal rehabilitation funds remaining financial support is dependent on the lions clubs individual contributions foundation grants and corporate support more than ever lwsb needs the help of fellow lions in all states we as lions need to unite for this very unique yet critical way to serve the blind as knights of the blind we need to give them our best support an invitation is always open to anyone to visit the center when you do you will come away with a better appreciation of what is accomplished at the school and will want to help with its success you will see that lions world services for the blind is committed to serving people who are blind or visually impaired from all over the globe as helen keller stated in her speech in cedar point ohio alone we can do so little together we can do so much from lci district roster corrections 2 vdg jim syvertsen r 209-721-1111 p 27 pdg pat greene is now with waterford lions club p 36 lion rose cantu e-mail is rosecantu40@yahoo.com p.37 lion norma bognuda represents san joaquin region p 42 lion robin gurrola e-mail is robin3053@gmail com p 6 nd p 47 lion colette goga e-mail is colette.goga@yahoo.com p 49 lion greg garcia 19183 lambert way lockeford ca 95237 r 209-727-7043 p 53 lion marco rudolf r 209-383-1585 c 209-617-3470 e-mail is satieravel@aol.com p 57 lion lynne ernest 1248 sawmill rd phone 209 770-5450 p 60 lake don pedro meets at lake don pedro owners assoc 5182 fuentes de flores la grange ca 95329 continued pg 14

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page 14 district roster corrections continued p 56 lion richard knoetzsch dgatwc@gmail.com p 63 p.63 p 63 p 64 jose bernardo r 209-275-5608 mario yaoyao c 209-922-8434 gloria chapa e-mail is sljpawn@att.net oct 26 october 2010 dg visitations oct 21 crows landing 7 p.m crows landing fire station 22012 g street crows landing ca confirmed lathrop 6 p.m lathrop community center 15557 fifth st lathrop ca confirmed patterson 7 p.m.villa del largo best western 2959 speno dr patterson ca confirmed stockton delta 6:30 p.m u.j s 7628 pacific ave stockton ca confirmed garrotte 6 p.m location to be determined confirmed los banos 6:45 a.m country waffles 845 w pacheco blvd confirmed copperopolis 5:30 p.m confirmed need location oakdale 7 p.m oakdale golf and country club 243 n stearns ave oakdale ca confirmed chowchilla 7 p.m farnesi s restaurant 230 e robertson blvd chowchilla ca confirmed p 64 p 66 p 71 p 73 p 78 lisa stallings 1201 royalle pl manteca 95337 e-mail is lisa_stallings@comcast.net oct 27 john hinson 1201 royalle pl manteca 95337 richard prima email is richardcprima@gmail.com wayne hill email is corvetteyayyay@yahoo.com peter la torre e-mail is peterlatorre@frontier.com colette goga e-mail is colette.goga@yahoo.com nov 3 nov 2 p 85 director of associate group development is lion nancy lewis p 25 pdg don wright patterson lions p 47 lion sandra anderson sandyswede@hotmail.com p 56 up country 88 meets 6 pm p 74 chowchilla lions meets 1st thurs ­ board 3rd thurs ­ dinner lion kevin pettitt 559-665-7639 p 75 lion john lerma 209-564-0845 nov 11 nov.10 nov 4 nov 18 dg visitations jan 13 jan 20 manteca 7 p.m perko s 1703 e yosemite ave manteca confirmed lodi mex-american 6:30 pm loel senior center 105 south washington street lodi confirmed murphys-angels 7:00 p.m murphy-angels lions community club 98 old school st murphys ca confirmed nov 23 dec 1 linden 7 p.m 5041 n market street linden confirmed stockton san joaquin 6:30 p.m u.j s 7628 pacifica av stockton ca not confirmed tri dams 7p.m fire house community center 3624 n burson road burson ca not confirmed dec 9 jan 27,

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october 2010 page 15 pride news yosemite region merced breakfast lions congrats to lion steve for catching a 36 salmon on his long fishing trip leo club now at 105 members congrats to the club chosen as 1 of 4 volunteer of the year awardees in cal trans district 10 region of caof almost 300 groups from 7 counties ­ adopt the hwy club cooked for lions day at cp helped several families involved in major apt fire lions ye sent 1 to australia and hosted 3 from japan atwater winton lions provided and people power to redo shower house at cp chowchilla lioness lions had a successful casino night with thanks to chowchilla and madera breakfast lions served lunch and dinner x 1 day at cp thanks for a great newsletter also heard from madera evening madera breakfast sierra le grand lions modesto lions lion george is 90 years old and still stanislaus region attending meetings have had their annual drive-through chicken dinner oakdale lions presently doing their calendar sales pdg don is having fun visiting clubs with ellie allen lpcci if you have not met her yet give don a call modesto 500 lions survived 10 days at food booth in arena at stanislaus county fair largest fundraiser of year many thanks to support of turlock 12:10 lions for the fair and various pdg s as the booth requires 25 people a night have to have help from other sources had 1st oktoberfest this weekend enjoyed by all who attended club social working on community project for homeless with other community support agencies turlock 12:10 lions getting ready for a community halloween party sponsored orientation meeting at medic alert also spending time and money on turlock gospel mission los banos lions glad to see lion ray hammersley back in the area ed other clubs where are you san joaquin region stockton lions busy having a 90th anniversary party and a golf tournament fundraiser delta lions congrats to lion tina celli oldest member on her mj award lion norma had a chance to visit clubs in another country while pdg francis and she attended the lci convention in australia they just completed their annual ravioli and chicken feed fundraiser have completed 11 visitations this year filled kases for kids for tlc transitional learning center linden lions made 385 tri tip sandwiches for linden cherry day festival also prepared a dinner for the san joaquin county sheriff s foundation police and fire memorabilia show had annual reverse raffle ­ sell out cooked and served breakfasts for graduating seniors from linden hs also had pdg night ­ served 48 pdg guests operated refreshment stand during sj county fair congrats to lion frank cucco for 55 years of perfect attendance members collected entrance fees at stockton s asparagus festival also hosted all stars north football team in sep presented a wine and food celebration held their first sportsman night tracy breakfast lions served sunday pancake breakfast for relay for life and ran snack bar all day saturday also heard from stockton pacifica south stockton manteca tracy tank town stockton fil am lodi and lathrop lions mountain region jackson lions report that they are augmenting the football teams of amador county school district with coaches md due to decreased revenues sonora lions have held their annual lobster dinner served about 260 people arnold lions are doing a variety of community projects knitting mittens vol at veteran s memorial library state park docent environmental clean up toy making cutting distributing firewood also heard from garrotte west point murphys angelsgolf tournament and san andreas 49er breakfast lions.

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